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April 30, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Nikki Fried knows we can flip Trump’s favorite state blue

A Woman's Place         John,:   Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, made it clear that the only reason we didn't flip the state blue in 2020 is because Democrats lost support for grassroots campaigning, so in many “ways we conceded th…

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April 30, 2021 at 12:01 AM

Nikki Fried is gaining points on Trump’s favorite Floridian

A Woman's Place         John, here's an exciting update on flipping Florida blue:     Source: Daily Kos   According to FiveThirtyEight and a St. Pete poll, Florida Democrat Nikki Fried is virtually tied in the governor's race with Ron DeSantis, the anti-democ…

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April 28, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Tonight’s historic speech

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Joe Biden's first address to Congress is coming at a time when our country needs direction the most.   Nearly four months after the deadly insurrection in the Capitol, we're still struggling to overcome the damage brought on …

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April 22, 2021 at 9:01 PM

The Party of White Supremacy

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hoped to promote “uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions” in Congress with her “America First Caucus.”   The project was shut down within 24 hours, but not before a number of Republicans…

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April 22, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Expanding our House majority means flipping Texas next week

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Shawn Lassiter, a nonprofit organizer and former teacher, is running to flip Texas' 6th district in a special election on May 1.   This race is our best chance to flip Texas blue and expand our razor-thin House majority ahead…

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April 21, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Nikki Fried is gaining points on Donald Trump’s favorite Floridian

A Woman's Place         John, here's an exciting update on flipping Florida blue:     Source: Daily Kos   According to FiveThirtyEight and a St. Pete poll, Florida Democrat Nikki Fried is virtually tied in the governor's race with Ron DeSantis, the anti-democ…

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April 20, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Nikki Fried is gaining points on Trump’s favorite governor

A Woman's Place         John, here's an exciting update on flipping Florida blue:     Source: Daily Kos   According to FiveThirtyEight and a St. Pete poll, Florida Democrat Nikki Fried is virtually tied in the governor's race with Ron DeSantis, the anti-democ…

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April 20, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Elizabeth Warren’s not letting Biden off the hook

A Woman's Place         John,   Senator Elizabeth Warren is piling the pressure on Biden to forgive up to $50,000 in student debt per borrower. In her words, “America is facing a student loan time bomb that, when it explodes, could throw millions of families o…

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April 19, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Nikki Fried is gaining points on Trump’s favorite Floridian

A Woman's Place         John, here's an exciting update on flipping Florida blue:     Source: Daily Kos   According to FiveThirtyEight and a St. Pete poll, Florida Democrat Nikki Fried is virtually tied in the governor's race with Ron DeSantis, the anti-democ…

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April 17, 2021 at 9:02 PM

MSNBC: White women amplify male oppressors

A Woman's Place         John,   MSNBC: “White women in the United States have often wielded their collective power to support and amplify white male oppressors. Gaetz is just the latest politician to receive their cover.”   Accusations against Florida Rep. Mat…

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April 16, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Trump could be back on Facebook soon

A Woman's Place           Hi John,   Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Facebook “indefinitely” banned Trump from posting on their platform after he used it to incite a deadly mob to break into the Capitol. But now, Facebook's Oversight Board is considering let…

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April 15, 2021 at 10:45 PM

Facebook might let Trump post again

A Woman's Place           Hi John,   Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Facebook “indefinitely” banned Trump from posting on their platform after he used it to incite a deadly mob to break into the Capitol. But now, Facebook's Oversight Board is considering let…

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April 15, 2021 at 2:01 PM

A GOP majority would kill the Violence Against Women Act

A Woman's Place           John,   Less than 24 hours after a mass shooter murdered seven women in Atlanta, GA, 172 House Republicans voted to block the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) -- a historic bill that created and expanded the first federal protections …

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April 14, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Facebook might overturn Trump’s ban

A Woman's Place           Hi John,   Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Facebook “indefinitely” banned Trump from posting on their platform after he used it to incite a deadly mob to break into the Capitol. But now, Facebook's Oversight Board is considering let…

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April 13, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Brian Kemp blames Stacey Abrams for boycotts in Georgia

A Woman's Place         That's right John,   Georgia governor Brian Kemp held an entire press conference to blame Stacey Abrams and voting rights activists for the recent boycotts in Georgia, despite them stemming from a law that he passed.   According to Kemp…

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April 13, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Republicans will do anything to defeat Stacey Abrams

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Stacey Abrams hasn't even announced her candidacy for governor of Georgia, but Republicans are so scared of her that they've already created a “Stop Stacey” coalition for 2022.   The group smears Abrams as a “leader of the Ra…

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April 12, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Gov. Kemp blames Stacey Abrams for boycotts in Georgia

A Woman's Place         That's right John,   Georgia governor Brian Kemp held an entire press conference to blame Stacey Abrams and voting rights activists for the recent boycotts in Georgia, despite them stemming from a law that he passed.   According to Kemp…

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April 12, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Mitch McConnell has his eyes on Nevada

A Woman's Place         John --   Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won her seat by just 2 points in 2016, and Mitch McConnell seems to think flipping her seat will be the easiest way to retake the Senate.   Republicans just launched a new series of attack…

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April 10, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

A Woman's Place         Hi John: We'll keep this brief.   If we don't protect every single Democratic Senator up for reelection in 2022, we'll have to hand the Senate Majority Leader seat back to Mitch McConnell.   You know we can't let that happen, not after …

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April 9, 2021 at 4:01 PM

We can flip Texas blue and expand our House majority by next month

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   We have big plans for our Elect Bold Women Fund -- from supporting Stacey Abrams for governor in Georgia to recruiting progressive women to unseat right-wing Republicans in Washington.   But first we want to bring your attent…

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April 8, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Kemp blames Stacey Abrams for boycotts in Georgia

A Woman's Place         That's right John,   Georgia governor Brian Kemp held an entire press conference to blame Stacey Abrams and voting rights activists for the recent boycotts in Georgia, despite them stemming from a law that he passed.   According to Kemp…

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April 7, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Nikki Fried is challenging the “future of the Republican party”

A Woman's Place         John,   Donald Trump had a quick answer when reporters asked him who he saw as the “future” of the Republican Party: Florida governor Ron DeSantis.   We know why DeSantis is Trump's new favorite, even if he might not be on your radar ju…

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April 7, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Democrats are giving Lauren Boebert a run for her money

A Woman's Place         John --   The numbers are in, and it looks like we have a strong chance to unseat right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert next year.   We've been blown away by what grassroots Democrats were able to accomplish in the 55 days between Kerry Donova…

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April 7, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Kemp disenfranchises voters to try and beat Abrams -- again

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a voter suppression law to help himself defeat voting rights champion Stacey Abrams in 2022.   That's what happens when a Black progressive organizer uses her power to turn out a record numb…

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April 6, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Matt Gaetz oversees the DOJ while under federal investigation for sex trafficking a minor

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   According to The New York Times, “Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump, is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationshi…

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April 6, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Nikki Fried is already taking on the “future of the Republican party”

A Woman's Place         John,   Donald Trump had a quick answer when reporters asked him who he saw as the “future” of the Republican Party: Florida governor Ron DeSantis.   We know why DeSantis is Trump's new favorite, even if he might not be on your radar ju…

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April 5, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Kemp signs laws to help him beat Stacey Abrams

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a voter suppression law to help himself defeat voting rights champion Stacey Abrams in 2022.   That's what happens when a Black progressive organizer uses her power to turn out a record numb…

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April 5, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Nikki Fried is taking on the “future of the Republican party”

A Woman's Place         John,   Donald Trump had a quick answer when reporters asked him who he saw as the “future” of the Republican Party: Florida governor Ron DeSantis.   We know why DeSantis is Trump's new favorite, even if he might not be on your radar ju…

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April 4, 2021 at 2:01 PM

A quick update on our fight to protect the Senate

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Last month, Mary Gay wrote to you to share her concerns about Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and protecting vulnerable women in the Senate -- and you stepped up big time.   Because of you, we've been able to push resou…

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April 3, 2021 at 2:01 PM

GA governor signs law to help himself beat Stacey Abrams

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Just last week, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a voter suppression law to help himself defeat voting rights champion Stacey Abrams in 2022.   That's what happens when a Black progressive organizer uses her power to turnou…

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April 1, 2021 at 2:01 PM

We need to hear from you, John:

A Woman's Place         Democrats have delivered on a number of key issues: helping Americans through the pandemic with the American Rescue Plan, passing the Equality Act and the For the People Act in the House, and ending family separations at the border.   B…

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March 31, 2021 at 6:01 PM

McConnell is doing a bad job hiding the GOP’s war on voting rights

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Speaking out against Democratic voting rights legislation, Mitch McConnell shamelessly claimed that Democrats' efforts were unnecessary because “states are not engaging in trying to suppress voters, whatsoever.”   And yet, ju…

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March 30, 2021 at 7:01 PM

NBC: Democrats move to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress

A Woman's Place         John,   According to NBC News, Democrats have introduced a resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House because she “advocated violence against our peers.”   That is an understatement. Green has threatened to shoot Sp…

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March 30, 2021 at 5:01 PM

The Violence Against Women Act was opposed by 172 Republicans

A Woman's Place         John —   Last week, the House voted on a number of key bills for women's rights. Among them was the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act — landmark legislation that created lifechanging protections for victims of domestic v…

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March 29, 2021 at 11:00 PM

I’m thinking of their stories today, John

There's no way around it: The recent mass shooting in Atlanta targeted Asian women and was a clear act of hatred.   They were mothers, business owners, veterans — valued members of their communities.   Like you, I was horrified to hear Capt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff's office j…

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March 29, 2021 at 6:01 PM

172 Republicans wanted to stop the Violence Against Women Act

A Woman's Place         John —   Last week, the House voted on a number of key bills for women's rights. Among them was the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act — landmark legislation that created lifechanging protections for victims of domestic v…

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March 28, 2021 at 2:00 PM

NYT: “Ron Johnson helps erode confidence in government”

A Woman's Place         John: The New York Times is reporting that Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has replaced Trump as “the Republican Party's foremost amplifier of conspiracy theories and disinformation.” So we're going to kick him out of the Senate.   Johnso…

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March 27, 2021 at 3:01 PM

172 Republicans tried to stop the Violence Against Women Act:

A Woman's Place         John —   Last week, the House voted on a number of key bills for women's rights. Among them was the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act — landmark legislation that created lifechanging protections for victims of domestic v…

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March 26, 2021 at 6:03 PM

204 Republicans just voted against women.

A Woman's Place         John—   The House of Representatives just took a key vote to move the Equal Rights Amendment one step closer to becoming law. And 204 Republicans voted against it.   John, Democrats have been fighting to pass the Equal Rights Amendment …

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March 25, 2021 at 4:02 PM

We need to stop Mitch McConnell.

A Woman's Place         John—   With control of the House and Senate up for grabs, everyone is gearing up for the 2022 election — especially Mitch McConnell.   In just the last week, McConnell has been bragging about the fundraising power of his super PAC and …

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March 24, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Why is it important to have women in the House?

A Woman's Place         John --   Did you know that right now there's a record number of women serving in the House of Representatives? We've come a long way from zero, but women still only make up 27% of the House.   Women only made up 19% of the House in 201…

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March 23, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Help us keep these Democratic women in the Senate

A Woman's Place         John --   We wanted to give you a quick update on our progress. Yesterday we told you about our new fund to defend Democratic women in the Senate who are up for re-election next year -- and you came through in a huge way.   We can't emp…

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March 22, 2021 at 2:01 PM

1⁄4 of Democratic women...

A Woman's Place         John --   2022 is going to be a make-or-break year for Democrats. With control of the Senate hanging in the balance, it's critical that we defend our Democratic majority — including the four Democratic women who are up for re-election. …

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March 21, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Holding sexist lawmakers accountable

A Woman's Place         John --   In 2018, the country watched as Brian Kemp stole the Georgia governor's race from Stacey Abrams by disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters -- and in doing so kept Georgia from electing its first woman governor.   But once…

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March 20, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Tonight’s fundraising goal

A Woman's Place         John —   We know you're busy, so we'll keep this short.   This morning, we emailed you about the wave of abortion bans Republican lawmakers are pushing through state legislatures across the country. These misogynistic laws are designed …

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March 20, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Republicans’ attacks on women

A Woman's Place         John —   Republicans in state houses across the country are leading attacks on women and our right to choose.   In the last month alone, dramatic abortion bans have been introduced in South Carolina, Arkansas, Idaho, and Ohio — and they…

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March 19, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Tammy Duckworth just announced:

A Woman's Place         John --   We're lucky to have so many fierce advocates for women in the Senate right now -- and Senator Tammy Duckworth is among them.   In her first term, Senator Duckworth blazed a trail for women in politics. She even dared challenge…

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March 19, 2021 at 2:02 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: “We have never been closer to D.C. statehood”

A Woman's Place         John,   The House will hear a bill on D.C. statehood next week on March 22 -- meaning we might soon have a 51st state.   D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who introduced the legislation, noted, “With Democrats in control of the White…

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March 18, 2021 at 5:01 PM

AG Letitia James isn’t afraid of Trump, the NRA, or Jeff Bezos

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   New York Attorney General Letitia James has proven she isn't scared of anyone -- especially not Donald Trump.   Tish James, as she likes to be called, learned about overcoming challenges as the first Black woman to hold cityw…

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March 18, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Facebook is close to overturning Trump’s ban

A Woman's Place         Hi John,   Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Facebook “indefinitely” banned Trump from posting on their platform after he used it to incite a deadly mob to break into the Capitol. But now, Facebook's Oversight Board is considering lett…

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